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I just got my 2006 TBA and I was looking it over and saw the different positions you can set the rear shocks. It looks like you can adjust the ride height a bit. is this correct? has anyone done this? Please advise.
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Worn Saddle
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It's really just the spring preload and I set it where it feels right for the road and load.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Loquacious
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Nope...that adjusts the preload on the springs...stiffer ride---softer ride...its a matter of taste and ride style as to where you put them...but if you do alot of 2 up riding you will want them set stiffer(higher) I prefer a stiff ride so I typically set them at 4/5 even solo...
THE VOICE OF REASON
per: Stewart
AF&AM/Shriner/Scoutmaster
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Quote:
Nope...that adjusts the preload on the springs...stiffer ride---softer ride...its a matter of taste and ride style as to where you put them...but if you do alot of 2 up riding you will want them set stiffer(higher) I prefer a stiff ride so I typically set them at 4/5 even solo...
The problem with that is it hurts the handling a little because the rear wheel tends to bounce in long sweeping turns (when banked over) and that affects the bike's steering stability.
--Tom
02 TBA; 130 mains; TBS; Nology Coils&Wires;Unifilter/opened Airbox; -AI/snorkels; -2 baffles;Progressive 440s & Springs
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The problem with that is it hurts the handling a little because the rear wheel tends to bounce in long sweeping turns (when banked over) and that affects the bike's steering stability.
And, that, my friends, is why there's a Progressive or Ikon shock upgrade in my future (assuming, of course, that I can parse the many shock threads and make a competent decision) 
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Loquacious
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The problem with that is it hurts the handling a little because the rear wheel tends to bounce in long sweeping turns (when banked over) and that affects the bike's steering stability.
And, that, my friends, is why there's a Progressive or Ikon shock upgrade in my future (assuming, of course, that I can parse the many shock threads and make a competent decision)
yup...did the fronts now for the rears...after the EBC front rotor...stupid )#^#(*^!#( ...2nd warped front rotor from Triumph  
THE VOICE OF REASON
per: Stewart
AF&AM/Shriner/Scoutmaster
130/45 TBS 2shim SS Uni 18/42
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